Professional Fighters League Reach Deal With ESPN, Add Tracking Data

ESPN and the Professional Fighters League have agreed to a multi-year deal making the network’s family of channels the primary home for the mixed martial arts circuit. The 2019 season also marks the introduction of advanced analytics to the sport.

ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and the subscription streaming service ESPN+ will carry all 10 PFL events, with up to five hours of exclusive coverage. TSN is now the exclusive carrier in Canada. The PFL is the only MMA league to use a regular season and playoff format.

“The PFL was created to offer the 300 million global MMA fans the sport-season format that other major sports like the NFL and NBA ...